Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Krahling succeeds Gottcent as director of University Core Curriculum
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Dr. Linda Bennett, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, has appointed Dr. Mark D. Krahling, associate professor of chemistry, to succeed Dr. John Gottcent as director of the University Core Curriculum. Gottcent, professor of English, retired in spring 2006. He was founding director of the Core. “Mark Krahling has a passion for the importance of a strong core curriculum. He has the advantage of building on the fine work of John Gottcent, and I have no doubt that he will bring new ideas to the table. He is a strong choice as Core Curriculum director,” she said. Krahling has been with the University since 1994. He was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor in 2005. He was previously assistant professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. “The University Core should provide students with a framework to refine their ideas and opinions as well as a voice to express them,” Krahling said. “A primary goal of all core courses is to develop the student’s critical thinking ability. This skill enables students to disentangle complex and abstract ideas.” Paraphrasing the late Hubert Alyea, a Princeton University chemist, Krahling said the Core should arouse curiosity, share knowledge, and cultivate judgment. Krahling has served as Pott College’s representative to the University Core Council since 2003. He served three terms as Faculty Senate Chair, as the Faculty Senate's representative of the Pott College of Science and Engineering, and as an at-large representative. Recently, he served on the University Retention and Enrollment Task Force, the USI Committee on Applied Research Facility, and the Committee for the University Center Expansion, and chaired the Student Evaluation of Faculty Teaching Committee. Krahling holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry Division and Division of Chemical Education, and the Council on Undergraduate Research. |
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